Biden to sit for Monday interview with NBC’s Lester Holt

President Biden will sit down with Lester Holt of NBC News for an exclusive interview that will air Monday, the network announced Wednesday.

The interview, which will be taped in Austin, Texas, will air in full as part of a prime-time special on the network starting at 9 p.m. Eastern.

NBC said portions of the interview will be aired earlier that day on “NBC Nightly News” and at NBCNews.com.

Biden’s sit-down with NBC’s top news anchor comes just days after he granted a similar interview to George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, which also aired that conversation in prime time.

The president is facing intensifying questions about his mental acuity and calls to drop out of the 2024 race from some fellow Democrats following his weak debate performance two weeks ago.

Monday evening is also the first night of the Republican National Convention, creating a potential split-screen moment for the country as voters weigh a match-up between Biden and former President Trump this fall.